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Commission flags major errors in budget comparison table; staff to revise cost and mill-levy figures
Summary
Commissioners identified inaccuracies in a budget comparison table—most notably an incorrect projected cost line that should reflect four full-time commissioners plus the mayor closer to an added $295,000 rather than $36,000—and ordered corrections before final report approval.
During review of the Final Report, commissioners identified inaccuracies in the budget comparison table and directed staff to correct salary, benefit and mill-levy calculations before the report is finalized. The Commission noted that commissioners and the mayor should appear on separate lines in the table.
The meeting record notes that the table’s current projection understates the cost associated with moving to four full-time commissioners plus the mayor; commissioners advised revising the figure to reflect a more realistic increase on the order of $295,000 rather than the $36,000 currently shown. Staff were directed to update salary and benefit calculations, correct projected cost increases, and revise associated mill-levy examples prior to final approval.
